VIDEO REPRODUCING DEVICE, CONTROLLING METHOD OF VIDEO REPRODUCING DEVICE, AND CONTROL PROGRAM PRODUCT

According to one embodiment, a video reproducing device includes a separation controller and a processor. The separation controller is configured to receive a video signal and an audio signal synchronized with the video signal, and to separate a background sound and a voice in the audio signal. The processor is configured to select at least one of a plurality of image quality improvement processing schemes based on an analysis of the voice and the background sound, and to apply the selected image quality improvement processing scheme to the video signal.